Instant pot is it worth it?

Cherryfudge

What do you have in? Anything that needs to be finished?

Take your pick from butterbeans, chickpeas or kidney beans. 

Rosa_Damascena

I soaked some navy beans and will have a go at making baked beans minus the maple syrup: https://simple-veganista.com/healthy-baked-beans-instant-pot/ . 

I cannot bear the syrupy offerings found in the supermarket but would be happy to eat spicy ones! We shall see...

Rosa_Damascena

Tell a lie - it was Carioca beans I soaked, I grabbed the wrong jar (navy on the LHS):

Beans once pressure cooked actually look v bake bean like:

I took them out of the pressure cooker and let the sauté function do the rest (windows fully open). Final result:

Cherryfudge

Ah, but how do they taste, @Rosa_Damascena? They certainly seem to have softened nicely.

Rosa_Damascena

I tasted them and thought they were ok - but probably could have done with a dash less vinegar. You can probably see I chopped some sundried tomatoes and a dried red chilli into the mix. My dad really liked it however and was happy to accept the dish!

Cherryfudge

I would have thought those additions were a very good idea. Just a bit more kick than usual.

Rosa_Damascena

In an attempt to clear the fridge yesterday I made a big batch of spicy sweetcorn chowder in my soup maker, and 2 batches of ice-cream. Coffee and pecan was made in the ice-cream maker but the second batch (raspberry) had to be hand churned as the freezer bowl takes up a great deal of space. Both taste good and are ready when I next have guests over.

I'm going to have to give the PKP a rest for a bit as my freezer is full of goodies now! It feels a bit wasteful to only make small amounts but I am going to have to start running it down before I attempt anything else.